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October 12, 2005 Wednesday Ramzan 7, 1426   Pakistan lacks disaster plan: World Disaster Reduction Day today ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The world is celebrating Wednesday the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction while Pakistan is fighting the worst disaster in its history.... Over 600 quake victims brought to Pindi RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: More than 600 earthquake victims with multiple injuries were brought to different hospitals here on Tuesday. The wounded, including women, children, youths and the elderly, were admitted to... Transport problem hindering relief work, says Edhi ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The lack of transport has become a major problem in supplying relief goods to the quake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara division.... Balakot — a dead city BALAKOT, Oct 11: Stinking corpses, razed houses, scattered graves, cracked roads and smashed vehicles was what this correspondent saw during a visit to Balakot on Monday.... People queue up to leave Muzaffarabad MUZAFFARABAD/MAN SEHRA, Oct 11: Collapsed houses, broken roads, smashed vehicles and people running after trucks carrying relief goods, which have started reaching the AJK capital, are the most common scenes in the city.... Steps taken to restore power supply ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The federal government on Tuesday mobilized all electricity-related companies of Wapda and National Engineering Services of Pakistan to start damage assessment and restoration of power supply to Azad Kashmir.... JI chief urges cancellation of NSC meeting ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: President Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) Qazi Hussain Ahmad has offered cooperation to the government from the religio-political alliance in relief and rehabilitation efforts for earthquake victims of earthquake, and... Donations, assistance continue pouring in ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The National Highways and Motorway Police on Tuesday dispatched seven truck-loads of relief goods, which include medicines and three ambulances for victims of earthquake in Azad Kashmir.... Punjab govt sends relief goods to Muzaffarabad RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: The Punjab and district governments have sent seven trucks to Muzaffarabad containing 200 tents, 300 blankets and Rs1 million worth of medicines. District Nazim-elect Raja Javed Ikhlas told reporters here on Tuesday.... Jam hands over Rs26m cheque to Musharraf QUETTA, Oct 11: Chief Minister Jam Yousuf on Tuesday handed over a cheque of Rs26 million to President Gen Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad for his relief fund.... Relief vehicles jam road to Abbottabad ABBOTTABAD, Oct 11: The entire country is presenting a picture of love and affection with the earthquake affected people as the main Abbottabad road is choked with a long queue of... Call for large-scale medical aid PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Watan Welfare Society, a local NGO run by doctors, has sent teams of specialist doctors to the quake-affected areas of Balakot and Mansehra and has urged the... Half of Hazara awaits relief ABBOTTABAD, Oct 11: Almost 80 hours after the worst-ever earthquake struck the country, relief work in more than 50 per cent area of Hazara is yet to be started.... Over 4,000 govt school buildings dangerous LAHORE, Oct 11: Buildings of some 4,891 public schools in the Punjab have been declared dangerous. Sources in the education department told Dawn on Tuesday primary, secondary and higher secondary schools in 34 districts had run-down buildings.... 10 Wapda grid stations out of order LAHORE, Oct 11: The earthquake has affected at least 10 Wapda grid stations and it may take months to put them in a working condition, say sources in the authority.... Profiteers cash in on victims’ plight LAHORE, Oct 11: To add to the misery of the quake-stricken people who are now being hit by hailstorm and rains, stockists of tents and blankets have either withheld their stocks or exorbitantly increased the prices.... Multi-storey buildings, plazas’ survey ordered FAISALABAD, Oct 11: DCO Athar Husain has ordered a survey of all commercial plazas and multi-story buildings of the city. Presiding over a meeting here on Tuesday, the DCO said a... Four MMA men declared POs in marathon case GUJRANWALA, Oct 11: The anti-terrorism court No. 1 declared four activists of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal proclaimed offender following their involvement in marathon case and issued their non-bailable arrest warrants here on Tuesday.... CMIT digs deep into excise scam FAISALABAD, Oct 11: The Chief Minister’s Inspection Team on Tuesday inched a step ahead in the excise department’s motor registration scandal and recorded statements of about a dozen employees of the department and took into custody some relevant files.... PML man vows to contest case against him BAHAWALPUR, Oct 11: Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology Makhdoom Ali Hassan Gillani has said he will raise the issue of registration of a criminal case against him in the National Assembly.... Minister says over 9,000 provided medical aid PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Provincial Health Minister Inayatullah Khan said on Tuesday that medical assistance had been provided to 9,079 quake-affected people over the past four days.... Pledge to solve women’s problems HARIPUR, Oct 11: District nazim-elect Yousaf Ayub Khan has assured women councillors of his cooperation and efforts to address problems of women on a priority basis.... ANP urges all-out resource mobilization PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The Awami National Party’s provincial chief Bashir Ahmad Bilour on Tuesday appealed to the government to utilize all national resources and government machinery to help the victims of Saturday’s quake.... Bodies being buried in mass graves in Bagh BAGH, Oct 11: The bodies of quake victims in the Bagh district of Azad Kashmir are being buried in mass graves. Local people said there were too many bodies to be buried separately.... Medical team leaves for Hazara today PESHAWAR, Oct 11: A medical team comprising fourteen doctors, four of them lady doctors, and four ambulances is being dispatched to Hazara Division on Wednesday. This was stated by provincial Minister... Report sought on Sarbjeet’s meeting with lawyer LAHORE, Oct 11: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday allowed the Punjab home secretary another two days to submit his report on the meeting between Indian spy Manjeet Singh alias Sarbjeet Singh and his counsel Rana Abdul Hameed.... Railways board exists on paper LAHORE, Oct 11: The Pakistan Railways Board, which was reconstituted under the Transfer of Railway (Amendment) Ordinance 2000, has met only once in the last five years or more.... Relatives bring a dozen victims to Mayo, Jinnah LAHORE, Oct 11: Over a dozen earthquake victims have been shifted to the Mayo and Jinnah hospitals from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Balakot by their relatives.... No major damage to SNGPL network LAHORE, Oct 11: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on Tuesday said its network did not suffer any major damage because of earthquake.... Govt urged to borrow choppers LAHORE, Oct 11: There is no dearth of relief goods. What is lacking is means to transport them to quake-affected people. Those calling from the devastated areas of the AJK, especially... Truckloads leave for affected areas LAHORE, Oct 11: Some 48 truckloads of relief goods, donated by the Punjab government for the people affected by the earthquake in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP, left here on Tuesday.... Call to adjust Okara train departure time LAHORE, Oct 10: A number of the Punjab Civil Secretariat employees have appealed to the Pakistan Railway authorities to re-adjust the departure time of the Okara Passenger train from Lahore for the holy month of Ramazan.... Fruit & vegetable prices on the rise NAWABSHAH, Oct 11: The district administration has failed to implement Ramazan package in which prices of commodities were reduced to provide relief to people during the holy month.... Relief goods sent to quake-hit areas HYDERABAD, Oct 11: Collection of foodstuff, drugs and other material continued at camps set up by different parties and Sindh government departments to help the earthquake-affected people in the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.... SHC reserves verdict on creation of UCs in Ghotki SUKKUR, Oct 11: A two-judge bench of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur circuit, has reserved its verdict on a petition concerning creation of 11 union councils in Ghotki district.... Reserved seats results announced KHAIRPUR, Oct 11: Returning Officer Mehar Khan Meo has announced official results of the third phase of the local body elections. The candidates declared successful on reserved seats for women are:... Action against petrol pump owner urged MIRPURKHAS, Oct 11: Engines of dozens of trucks were damaged by sub-standard and adulterated diesel, purchased from a petrol pump on Hyderabad road near the Mohammad Medical College, Mirpurkhas.... Judicial unit at prison inaugurated SUKKUR, Oct 11: Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany of the Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, inaugurated the judicial complex at the Central Prison-I here on Tuesday. The complex has been completed at a cost of Rs4.716... Teams providing relief to quake survivors PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Teams of the International Rescue Committee arrived on Monday in the quake-devastated districts of Mansehra, Shangla, Batagram and Abbotabad to start providing aid to survivors.... Official quake toll exceeds 4,748 in NWFP districts PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The official death toll from the earthquake in the NWFP on Tuesday reached 4,748 and the number of injured has been put at 8,970.... Rights protection necessary: Amnesty PESHAWAR, Oct 11: Amnesty International has expressed grief over the impact of Saturday’s earthquake on Pakistan and India and expressed solidarity with people struggling to respond to the crisis.... Two held for passport fraud PESHAWAR, Oct 11: The immigration cell of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an Afghan national who was trying to travel on a Pakistani passport and a Pakistani who was... Two killed, 10 injured in Gilgit ambush GILGIT, Oct 11: Gunmen killed one person and injured seven others by ambushing a private vehicle on Tuesday morning in Baseen neighbourhood. Police sources said immedialtely after the death of Farman... 2-day varsity leave for relief work PESHAWAR, Oct 11: University of Peshawar Vice-Chancellor Mumtaz Gul on Monday announced two-day leave for varsity students to carry out campaigns for mobilizing and collecting funds for the vice-chancellor relief fund.... Two killed in accident LANDI KOTAL (Khyber Agency), Oct 11: Two persons died and another suffered injuries when an Afghanistan-bound trailer fell into a ditch near Torkham on Monday. The driver lost control of the vehicle loaded with cement bags owing to malfunctioning of brakes.... Roads open RAWALPINDI, Oct 11: The engineers of army and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) have opened the Mansehra-Kohala-Muzaffarabad road for light transport. The Mansehra-Garhi Habibullah-Muzaffarabad road is open to all types of vehicles.... Fund-raising walk in Sargodha SARGODHA, Oct 11: A private law college, in collaboration with the district bar association, held a walk to collect donations for quake-hit people on Tuesday. The walk was led by tehsil... Two lawyers beat up ASI OKARA, Oct 11: An assistant sub-inspector was beaten up by nine men, including two lawyers, at the premises of the district courts on Tuesday. Reports said an advocate, Yousaf, got registered FIR no 568/05 at Satgrah police station against some persons....

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